A Manu update (sort of)

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Talked to Gregg Popovich at shootaround this morning about Manu Ginobili, his latest ankle injury and what it might mean going forward.

Ginobili has undergone a battery of tests. Now all that’s left is to diagnose the results and come up with a plan of action.

“I could give you really good specifics tonight,” Popovich said. “The doctors have done all the testing they want to do, so that’s done. They’re getting together as we speak, trying to evaluate what does that mean and what are we going to do. We’ll have the answer to that by game time.”

That’s what will pass for a Ginobili medical update until tonight. In all likelihood, Ginobili will be prescribed a healthy dose of rest. He is not on the Spurs current road trip.

One other tidbit gleaned from shootaround: The ankle had apparently began bothering Ginobili in the Spurs’ overtime victory at Golden State on Feb. 2.

“He just felt some pain in it during the Golden State game,” Popovich said. “It sort of just didn’t go away.”

It is a bit disconcerting that the All-Star break didn’t cure Ginobili’s soreness. As the E-N reported yesterday, a source within the organization said the injury is not expected to threaten Ginobili’s season.